Table Of Content
- White House warns American citizens not to count on evacuation from Sudan
- French and Tajik Presidents reaffirm commitment to regional security near Afghanistan
- Remarks by President Biden on Tropical Storm Henri and the Evacuation Operation in Afghanistan
- Republicans split on strategy to make Biden pay a political price for Afghanistan
- Approximately 12,500 people evacuated by US military and coalition flights in 24 hours
- Biden Team Sees Narrow Window for Deal on Cease-Fire and Hostages in Gaza

Germany will leave a plane housing an intensive care unit, called 'MedEvac,' in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent for 24 hours in order to support American forces if necessary, Germany’s defense ministry tweeted Friday. That brings the total number of people evacuated via US military and coalition flights to 105,000 since August 14, and 110,600 since late July, per the White House. Our Operation Allied Rescue [Allies Refuge] ended up getting more than 5,500 Americans out. We got out thousands of citizens and diplomats from those countries that went into Afghanistan with us to get bin Laden. We got out locally employed staff of the United States Embassy and their families, totaling roughly 2,500 people. We got thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters and others, who supported the United States, out as well.
White House warns American citizens not to count on evacuation from Sudan
Protesters have decried Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has displaced over 75% of the estimated 2.3 million people in the enclave and killed over 34,000 people there, according to Gaza health officials. They have also called on Columbia to divest from companies connected to Israel. “Echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations, especially in the wake of the worst massacre committed against the Jewish people since the Holocaust, is despicable,” Bates continued, referring to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, where 1,200 were killed. In a statement to the university community, Shafik said she was “saddened” by the events on campus, and denounced antisemitic language, and intimidating and harassing behavior. The President updated Speaker Pelosi about increasing progress made evacuating American citizens, our allies, Afghans who aided American military and other efforts, and additional vulnerable Afghans as rapidly as possible.
French and Tajik Presidents reaffirm commitment to regional security near Afghanistan
The Department of Defense, however, has since said evacuations will continue longer, if needed. Those numbers have slowed since the last 24-hour period, when approximately 19,000 people were evacuated, 11,200 via US military flights. The record was the 24-hour period from Monday to Tuesday, when approximately 21,000 were evacuated, 12,700 via US military flights. ET Thursday, 13,400 people were evacuated from Afghanistan, with approximately 5,100 via US military flights and 8,300 via coalition flights.
Remarks by President Biden on Tropical Storm Henri and the Evacuation Operation in Afghanistan
Powder that prompted brief evacuation at White House found to be cocaine - The Hill
Powder that prompted brief evacuation at White House found to be cocaine.
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USC said it decided based on concerns over security and possible disruption. Columbia on Sunday responded to concerns with a plan to beef up security. It includes hiring 111 additional security personnel; improved ID checks; extra security during Passover, which begins Monday; and heightened security around the perimeter of campus, the university’s office of the chief operating officer said in a letter to the campus community. The president’s advisers are pressing for a cease-fire deal before Israel can begin its long-threatened assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an operation with the potential for many civilian casualties that could thwart any short-term chances of peace. But administration officials have gone down this road before over the last several months, repeatedly expressing optimism only to see the chances for a deal collapse. Several factors converging at once have renewed the administration’s hopes that it can break through the stalemate in the next week or two.
The Taliban officials said one sticking point was the insistence of the National Resistance Front that a national holiday in Afghanistan honoring Masoud's father – Ahmad Shah Masoud – continue to be recognized. The Netherlands meanwhile expects its last evacuation flight out of Afghanistan will leave on Thursday, the government said in a letter to parliament. "I can only say that the threat is severe. We will do our best to protect those who are there. There is every chance that as further reporting comes in, we may be able to change the advice and process people anew, but there is no guarantee of that. As thousands of Afghan citizens flee the country ahead of the United States' self-imposed August 31 deadline to wrap up its operation in the country, the world is braced for what will become a huge refugee crisis. This isn't the first time a drone has prompted a reaction from the Secret Service. In January 2015 a man crashed a drone on the grounds of the White House after losing control of it.
Now we believe that about 100 to 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan with some intention to leave. Most of those who remain are dual citizens, long-time residents who had earlier decided to stay because of their family roots in Afghanistan. As a result, to safely extract American citizens before August 31st — as well as embassy personnel, Allies and partners, and those Afghans who had worked with us and fought alongside of us for 20 years — I had authorized 6,000 troops — American troops — to Kabul to help secure the airport. We were ready when they and the people of Afghanistan watched their own government collapse and their president flee amid the corruption and malfeasance, handing over the country to their enemy, the Taliban, and significantly increasing the risk to U.S. personnel and our Allies. But I still instructed our national security team to prepare for every eventuality — even that one. The 13 service members that we lost were heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our highest American ideals and while saving the lives of others.
Secret Service investigating 'white, powdery substance' found in West Wing - NBC News
Secret Service investigating 'white, powdery substance' found in West Wing.
Posted: Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
The two presidents also agreed to continue their exchanges moving forward in order to ensure regional “stability and security,” according to the Elysée. This brings the Belgian evacuation total to 23 flights and 1,400 passengers. This brings the total number of British evacuations in the last week to 12,279, he added.

The GOP is divided over how hard -- and how quickly -- to go after President Joe Biden in the wake of Thursday's deadly attack on US troops at the Kabul airport. A huge influx of more than 10,000 evacuees are expected to arrive at the air base over the coming hours. The government of Pakistan is asking hotels across Islamabad to close reservations and place all rooms at government disposal for at least three weeks starting Friday to accommodate thousands of foreigners being urgently evacuated from Afghanistan. “Under extremely difficult and highly dangerous conditions, our colleagues in Kabul evacuated more than 5000 people in a joint effort with Bundeswehr,” the office said. The “pessimistic predictions” about the threat of attacks from ISIS were “unfortunately” realised, Peskov added. Of course, this is very sad news about the large number of casualties,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with journalists.
Ryder said several new force protection measures are now underway, including the deployment of air defense systems. He said a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and additional Patriot missile battalions have begun to move to undisclosed locations in the Middle East. Biden said last week he believed that Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia. At the Pentagon, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the U.S. is preparing for an increase in violence, noting that there have already been at least 13 attacks against troops and installations in Iraq and Syria.
“What we are seeing is the prospect for more significant escalation against U.S. forces and personnel across the region in the very near term coming from Iranian proxy forces and ultimately from Iran,” said Ryder, the Pentagon’s press secretary. A 2007 fire at the executive building damaged then Vice President Dick Cheney’s ceremonial suite of offices and led to the evacuation of 1,000 federal workers, including a marine who suffered cuts after punching through a fifth-floor window to escape, according to a New York Times article. Access to the base is increasingly difficult, the source said. The source added that all the gates on the base were now closed, apart from the one that Afghan security forces were unofficially using to bring in their evacuees. The statement suggests the operational total of Americans needing to be evacuated is smaller than the broader totals provided by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The source said the evacuation operation – although already winding down -- would end Friday. The source added the British were departing on Thursday night. The Danish Ministry of Defense told CNN Thursday that the flight to Islamabad took off close to 6 p.m. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also now advised against travel to Kabul airport, following suit with the US and UK due to an ongoing terror threat from ISIS-K.
The president was told that there are no initial reports of major infrastructure damage, including at airports and nuclear facilities and that there were currently no requests for assistance. Mr. Obama asked for regular updates on the situation and was also provided an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene. However, Park Police spokesperson Sgt. David Schlosser told CBS News that officers gave preliminary reports of a stone falling off the exterior of the Washington Monument.
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